7.22.2011

Speech. less.

I don't know what to say about this film. Anything I try to type, I delete because nothing can describe how it made me feel. I cried myself to sleep after watching this, it was the single bravest movie I have ever seen. (Rivaling and surpassing Life is Beautiful.) Based on a true story in Tokyo, A twelve year old boy is forced to take care of his three younger siblings. These four children, who not only exactly mirror the personalities and age position of my own children, left me heartbroken and wishing I could do more as a mother, a woman and a human being. You need to be strong to see this film, but I highly recommend you find the strength to do so. It will inspire you to be more charitable, grateful, benevolent, compassionate and perhaps it will rip you out of your own world and your eyes will open to an entire world of others who are facing adversity.

I could go on for hours and hours about how absolutely amazingly powerful this film was. But I know I could never do it justice... So I won't insult it.

The girls and I wanted to get dressed up and have some pretty pictures taken (ok, I wanted to). We had a lot of fun. Tom and the boys didn't want to be in the "Lame girl pictures". Of course Liam didn't have a choice, He 's only three. Tom and Garrett did join us for some casual pictures...... And they even kind of smiled!